Any other Moms on NS?



Warning! Super long post ahead.





Newschooler Moms (and Dads)

Sort of an expose based on my NS experience ?





naaaa, its not that profound ...

Skiing is fun! I've now been skiing for as long as I can remember. now 4+ decades worth. Freeskiing simply to me, helps keep a healthy fun activity remain fresh and interesting.

I found NS around 2001- my kids at 6-7 yrs old at that time - I found myself faced with the parental dilemma of what to do with something I didn't really approve of. (ruining brand new skis on metal objects)... SO in an effort to understand why destination resorts would even allow/promote snowboard parks. NS kept popping up on my internet radar.

I would browse, mostly pics then click on forums. I had early experience with Compuserve - AOL1.0 chat then IRC . I would read and then get turned off reading potty mouthed posts. Each season I would find/come back to NS. create profile? no way... I knew I would get ganged up on, be told GTFO... This site was for the kids. Yet regardless by 2004 It was easy to see a growth pattern - ex:membership here would nearly double every year. NS also provided me ability to be the parent, essentially sneaking behind my kids back to see/learn/check what my kids were into.

I do not remember why I created a profile. I think it was to try and find out more info on comps occurring on same date and make decision on which one?

Like MaryO I also admit being someone who never grew up, someone who is more comfortable acting silly than maintaining a stiff upper lip, irresponsible and selfish...., someone who worked to make money so that I could spend it on fun things. Someone who loves outdoor activities, someone who hollered in the maternity ward woooooot! a new ski buddy!!!! didn't know if boy or girl.. ....

Parks and ruining equipment....... it was still skiing and I knew how to tune skis. Didn't like it the extra work. (I believed that tuned gear was nearly the most important number one thing) not true - the most important thing is to have fun!. skiing without edges, i've no clue how they do it.. As parents know, the instinctive protective thing related to offspring kicks in and you do what you think you got to do. I would file edges each trip and nips would remove them promptly grind em off on the curb when I wasn't looking

Sam, the honest truth as I know it. The same way there are soccer moms, to some degree, there are equal, if not more parents looking checking/learning how to best support their kids. They eventually find NS, I believe that advertisements capitalizing on alarmist attitudes have also taught/encouraged many to check their kids internet activities - so that will/might inevitably put them here.

Now. tie that with every parent who has carted their kids to a comp, allows/spends money on XXXXXXL gear, has basic computer skills and what you then have is a group of parents who are on here regularly, even daily. especially the soccer mom and dads types. I took my involvement with NS a step farther, by going ahead and embarrass my kids, do what I could to promote freeskiing to management of anyone who would give me a minute and listen. Generally just putting myself out there.

The best way to meet other moms here on NS that I know of is through observing who is standing on the sidelines at competitions, keep an eye out during registration, lodges closest to the parks and introduce yourself and go from there. Maybe get a NS sticker and put it on your helmet? You will find that the network of supportive parents is like any other sport.. Sadly few are outgoing enough to post, that mostly (rightfully so) is because they don't want to embarrass their kids..?

My profile contains many parent profiles....though sadly the list is 4 years old .

Welcome to NS Sam! the green names - The moderators here are a great source of info, support and guidance, while this likely not true for everyone with a green name, for the most part, I believe it was/is .. as it should be. Got a question related to the best way to do something here on NS?. They as a group have the best insight, experience, knowledge and know best how NS works.

Sam- the future of Freeskiing that has yet emerged is perfect - might be perfect for you. Female freeskiers. While I don't have intimate experience, I have some rather strong opinions due to a few somewhat negative interactions Maybe there is something about the dichotomy of testosterone/progesterone? I dunno, I do know that there are female skiers who are as good and better than most "pro's) there is no clear reason that I can find for the delay of females proportionately into the mainstream. How many male gymnasts can you name? Female? Shawn Johnson plus so many more... Freeskiing related to gymnastics is approaching Aerials in that the technical naming of the flippy spinny things has surpassed my observational skills Unnatural Switch double 10 truck. take off back wards spin right 3 times while flipping twice while grabbing both skis at tip.

Okay, in closing for those who have read this far. read between the lines on Mr Bishop's post. Finding and maintaining, assuring continuing support from the establishment is key to any activity. Freeskiing in the Olympics 2014?? !!! 2008 was year of over zealousness regarding Olympic freeskiing on my part where got told by some influential insiders to shut up! lol

Not quite Lastly, I will never forget the year that started with papa wally lamenting that he was longing for the freeskiing thing to wane and focus to change to a legal curriculum that ended with a proud supportive dad showing everyone an album documenting where, when his offspring started and continued skiing... "dad..... " please put that thing away!""

Epithet : For those curious/want to know. Steve(n) aka nipples Last I heard is currently " living the life"at Mammoth Lakes lapping the parks hanging with the who's who during this typical migration. where to after that? I dunno. he is wide open to do anything he wants and apparently is doing just that. I am stoked that the whole mojo love of the snow thing has returned about 4 years after lawn darting himself into the oceans bottom . . best way to contact? hit him up on FB ?

Ridge: For those that don't know My youngest now 18 - first name is Ridge! Also a freeskier, goes nearly as big as his brother. yet at one time, placed 2nd at Park City National Nastar Championships Ridge has chosen to continue his education at UVM ! University of Vermont is one of the first 8 Ivy league schools, Strong ski clubs close to Stowe Killington and others.

As a parent, I am super stoked for both boys who love the snow . I continue to support any way I can or that they will accept. For the most part they are both grown and on their own. Looking back. I can only say that had there not been interaction with NS...... well I know things would be different, in a bad way.

 
Initially MaryO got brutalized when posting - I knew her to be different. Many thought she wasn't real, an alias playing. games. It got to the point where I stepped in and did what I could to validate her interaction here on NS. I put that old conversation up sort of like bragging/claiming .

BTW I didn't see any mention or nod towards Ashley - moderator snowbrdmilf - while her children are young, she is one if not still the most prolific mom here on NS. ?
 
well i'm gad my parents aren't techy enough to use social media....seriously people stalk their kids on this site? i always found it as a great, impersonal and anonymous place to form my own opinions, i think this is the first year i actually put my full name on the site...
 
Yeah it's not the kind of place you want your parents to be snooping on you, and even if you didn't put your last name on here, it's not really that hard to find out who people are.
 
Robert, Pappasteeze, you've come back!!!! I've missed you and thought of you often, and how you're doing! Emma read all your long post when I get to my computer, as my mobile won't do it justice!! Just yesterday I was going to post on here "Where's pappasteeze?" You must have read my mind!
 
here is another brutal truth... never think they don't know.. heres the thing if it was truly a problem to them do you believe they would be a confrontation? So the thinking would be no confrontation, they must not know?

They were also your age once, duh.. They went to the same type of HS BS. they had to deal with the same peer pressures , the same percentage were into the same stuff as todays percentages. In some ways, fi not exactly same, things for your parents might even have been more extreme than you have access or are exposed to. It is very possible they know a whole hell of a lot more about the stuff you are trying to keep hidden than you do.

You have a right to privacy . parents know that , they dealt with the same feeling towards their parents. As far as I can tell, it is my opinion that since the late 70's nothing has changed dramatically. Now of course there are those who are neurotic go through your stuff, ride your butt over this and that. I don't have much to say about those people

A real life example. Couple of years ago I opened up my graphics arts portfolio created 10 through 12 grade. I found a poster created as promotional piece to join NORML. Bong MJ leaf icons etc. I got it framed professionally with a glass back showing the A+ grade the arts teacher gave me. Wrapped it and gave it to my oldest as his 18th birthday present. Sort of a smug claim that thought/hoped was or would be funny. .A way to tease him by saying and you thought you were getting away with something

As his 18th drew close was really nervous how it would actually go over with him, his mother etc etc after all, here I was again, getting ready to step into a world that he thought was his, a world that I knew nothing about. Well what happened was a deep understanding was formed. He's now asked tons of questions and recently said how screwed up he thinks his generation is compared to mine... so so funny because I told him, I felt it is quite the opposite, so there ya go!

Now of course all the above is my experience but keep this in mind. There is or was a time when there is no way I would outwardly say or tell the truths about the details and interactions of when I was kid. I'm not sure why other than to say I guess parents don;t want their kids involved in stuff with potentially harmful out comes .

Here is an irony. I would get asked by other parents how I handle whether I worry about injuries related to freeskiing. My response was always when comparing freeskiing with what they could be doing, with so much available via the internet and other avenues, that I couldn't think of anything more safe healthy fun. etc.....

 
I have to stop responding to you, every post, while interesting is way too long, having to read it twice to remember it haha.

That's the weird thing though, I'm not doing anything illegal, and nothing unhealthy, it's just to people outside of ns some things are pretty damn weird, I'm sure we can all agree.
 
I don't know if I'd call that "no life". Beats the drunks who never move away from their hometown and go through the same routine their whole life that they've done since they were kids, going to the bar with the same people week after week... ugh, depressing! makes me want to kill myself for them.

If all you ever do with your life is move to Breck, smoke pot, ski, and make a living off of being a dishwasher, I'd say you're doing a heck of a lot better than a lot of people...

 
Thanks to all who replied. I actually connected with a few parents who sent me messages. They are out there and the ones I connected with are actual freeski fan/supportive parents, not stalkers or creepers or spies. Shred on!
 
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